Psalms 5 · Verse 12

Psalms 5:12

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Psalms 5:12, King James Version

Psalms 5:12 in other translations

BSBFor surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
WEBFor you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
ASVFor thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
YLTFor Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!
DARBYFor thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous man; with favour wilt thou surround him as with a shield.
BBEFor you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.
WebsterFor thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

What does Psalms 5:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. with favour--or, "acceptance," alluding to the favor shown to an acceptable offering and worshipper (Le 7:18; 19:7). shield--(compare Psa 3:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous - A righteous soul is a peculiar object of God's affectionate regards; and therefore will be a subject of continual blessing. With favor - Literally, Like a shield, thy favor will crown him. God loves such; and this love is their defense. In all places, times and circumstances, it will preserve them. "Keep yourselves," says the apostle, "in the love of God." He who abides in this love need not fear the face of any adversary. Thus ended the morning's devotion of this excellent man: a model by which every Christian may frame his own.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 5:7-12

David prayed often alone, yet was very constant in attendance on public worship. The mercy of God should ever be the foundation both of our hope and of our joy, in every thing wherein we have to do with him. Let us learn to pray, not for ourselves only, but for others; grace be with all that love Christ in sincerity. The Divine blessing comes down upon us through Jesus Christ, the righteous or just One, as of old it…

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Psalms 5:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּה֮'a.TahyouH859
תְּבָרֵ֪ךְte.va.Rekhyou blessH1288
צַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗הka.tzi.Nahlike <the> shieldH6793
רָצ֥וֹןra.TzonfavorH7522
תַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ\׃ta'.te.Re.nuyou surround himH5849

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 5:12

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • Psalms 32:10

    Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

  • Psalms 115:13

    He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  • Psalms 1:1-3

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  • Psalms 112:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  • Psalms 32:7

    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

  • Psalms 29:11

    The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

  • Psalms 3:3

    But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  • Psalms 3:8

    Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bless.
1:1-3; 3:8; 29:11; 112:1; 115:13
wilt.
32:10
compass. Heb. crown. shield.
3:3; 84:11

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Context

  • Psalms 5:11

    But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

  • Psalms 5:12

    For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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Psalms 5:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque tú, oh Jehová, bendecirás al justo; lo cercarás de benevolencia como con un escudo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tous ceux qui se confient en toi se réjouiront, ils chanteront de joie à toujours, et tu les protégeras; et ceux qui aiment ton nom s’égaieront en toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn du wirst den Gerechten segnen; Jehova, mit Gunst wirst du ihn umgeben wie mit einem Schilde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et lætentur omnes qui sperant in te; in æternum exsultabunt, et habitabis in eis. Et gloriabuntur in te omnes qui diligunt nomen tuum,